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Health in Nottingham · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Nottingham is healthier than 90% of U.S. towns

On every measure CDC estimates, Nottingham looks like New Hampshire as a whole.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 03290. How CDC estimates town health

Health Grade

What’s behind Nottingham’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Nottingham is healthier than 90% of U.S. towns, #38 of 126 in New Hampshire. All seven estimates beat the typical U.S. town. The strongest is fair or poor health (fewer adults who rate their health fair or poor than 94% of towns); the weakest is obesity, still better than 73%.

ASelf-rated health12.7% · NH 14.5% · U.S. 19.4%
APhysical distress11.4% · NH 11.7% · U.S. 13%
A−Mental distress15.2% · NH 15.3% · U.S. 15.9%
B+Obesity32.6% · NH 31.8% · U.S. 32.9%
ADiabetes8.8% · NH 9.4% · U.S. 12%
A−Smoking10.8% smoke · NH 10.8% · U.S. 11.8%
AExercise18.2% · NH 20.7% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 90%
Less healthyHealthier
New Hampshire towns we grade (126)Healthier than 70%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $92K–$153K (5,423)Healthier than 78%

Health estimates follow income closely across the country: towns with higher household incomes usually score higher (a correlation of 0.77 across 21,157 graded towns). Nottingham’s median household income is $122,201; among the 5,423 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($92K–$153K), it’s healthier than 78%, about where its income would put it.

Most New Hampshire towns score higher on these estimates than towns elsewhere, so within the state Nottingham is healthier than 70% of graded towns, against 90% nationally.

A fairly firm grade. With every estimate at the unfavorable or the favorable end of CDC’s likely range, Nottingham could be anywhere from B+ to A+. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 03290), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Nottingham adults…

On every condition, Nottingham is about the same as New Hampshire. Tap one to see it as people.

34 of every 100 Nottingham adults have high blood pressure
New Hampshire: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.7–36.9%
Better than NHWorseAbout the sameNew Hampshire
Getting care

Care in and near Nottingham

No hospital or community health center in Nottingham itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERFrisbie Memorial HospitalRochester · 13.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWentworth-Douglass Hospital★★★★★ · 14.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLamprey Health CareRaymond · 6.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.8 mi
Lamprey Health Care
3 sites · nearest in Raymond
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.8 mi
Frisbie Memorial Hospital
Rochester · ★★★★★
ER
14.1 mi
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
Dover · ★★★★★
ER
14.2 mi
Exeter Hospital
Exeter · ★★★★★
ER
14.6 mi
Greater Seacoast Community Health
3 sites · nearest in Somersworth
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.8 mi
Portsmouth Regional Hospital
Portsmouth · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNottingham is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNottingham is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNottingham is not a shortage area

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Nottingham; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with New Hampshire

Share of adults, with the New Hampshire figure marked.

Get no exercise 18.2%NH 20.7%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.8%NH 32.9%
Binge drink 16.4%NH 15.7%
Smoke cigarettes 10.8%NH 10.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Nottingham, betterNottingham, worseAbout the sameNew Hampshire
Where Nottingham gets moving

65 miles of trails across 15 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Nottingham adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New Hampshire.

78%Yearly checkupNH 78%
68%Dentist visitNH 69%
90%Cholesterol checkNH 88%
70%Colon screeningNH 70%
78%MammogramNH 79%
75%Taking BP medsNH 77%
1 in 18
working-age adults has no health insurance
Nottingham 5.5% · New Hampshire 1 in 15 (6.8%)
Mind & connection

How Nottingham adults are doing

About the same as New Hampshire on each measure.

3 in 10Nottingham adults feel lonely
27.8% · NH 30.6% · About the same as NH
1 in 5Nottingham adults lack social or emotional support
19.7% · NH 21.6% · About the same as NH
1 in 4Nottingham adults have been diagnosed with depression
23% · NH 22.7% · About the same as NH
1 in 7Nottingham adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · NH 15.3% · About the same as NH
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Nottingham adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 12
Nottingham adults worry about having enough food
8.6% · NH 9.5%
About the same as NH
1 in 13
Nottingham adults worry about keeping their housing
7.6% · NH 8.1%
About the same as NH
1 in 19
Nottingham adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.4% · NH 5.4%
About the same as NH
1 in 20
Nottingham adults lack reliable transportation
5.1% · NH 5.6%
About the same as NH

5.7% of Nottingham adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.5% across New Hampshire.

Around town

Nottingham and the towns around it

Nottingham’s Health Grade ranks 2nd of 5 graded towns around it.

Deerfield: 32.1%Lee: 31.8%Barrington: 33.6%Northwood: 32.1%Candia: 32.7%Allenstown: 36.4%Epsom: 33.1%Hooksett: 32.8%Durham: 28.1%Newmarket: 31.2%Madbury: 31.5%Rochester: 35.1%Strafford: 34.5%Pittsfield: 36.2%Nottingham: 32.6%NottinghamDeerfieldLeeBarringtonNorthwoodFrisbie Memorial Hospital · Rochester · 13.8 mi · 3★ MedicareHWentworth-Douglass Hospital · Dover · 14.1 mi · 4★ MedicareHLamprey Health Care - Raymond Center · Raymond · 6.8 mi+Greater Seacoast Health · Somersworth · 14.6 mi+
Healthier than NHNear NHLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Lee31.8%
Deerfield32.1%
Northwood32.1%
Nottingham32.6%
Barrington33.6%
NH31.8%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
NottinghamA32.6%8.8%10.8%ZIP 03290
DeerfieldA32.1%8.8%10.8%ZIP codes
LeeA31.8%8.2%9%ZIP 03861
BarringtonA33.6%8.6%10.8%ZIP 03825
NorthwoodA32.1%8.9%10.8%ZIP 03261

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

23.1%

of Nottingham adults live with a disability (New Hampshire 26.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs9.7%
Thinking or memory11.1%
Hearing6.3%
Errands alone5.8%
Vision3.3%
Dressing or bathing2.7%
New Hampshire

Every CDC estimate for Nottingham

Share of adults, 40 measures, with CDC’s likely range.

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Nottingham is better than New Hampshire on 0 and worse on 0; on the rest, the New Hampshire figure falls inside Nottingham’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…NottinghamNHU.S.vs NH
Overall health
Fair or poor health12.7%10.3–15.314.5%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)11.4%9.6–13.211.7%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)15.2%13.2–17.415.3%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity32.6%28–37.431.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes8.8%7.5–10.29.4%12%About the same
High blood pressure33.8%30.7–36.933%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)36.1%33.1–3935.2%37.1%About the same
Arthritis26.1%23.4–28.727.6%25.3%About the same
Asthma10.5%9.3–11.810.5%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.3%8.4–10.39.8%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease5.2%4.6–6.16%6.4%About the same
COPD5.7%4.6–6.96.2%6.3%About the same
Stroke2.8%2.4–3.23.1%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)9.9%8.2–11.78.9%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes10.8%8.2–13.710.8%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work18.2%14.8–2220.7%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking16.4%13.9–18.815.7%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours33.8%30.1–37.932.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)5.5%4.1–7.36.8%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year78.3%75.2–81.177.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year68.3%65.5–71.168.8%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years89.7%87.8–91.488.3%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)75.3%72.1–78.176.8%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)70.1%66.8–73.369.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)78.4%73.2–83.178.8%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression23%20.2–25.922.7%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely27.8%24.5–31.630.6%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support19.7%16.9–23.121.6%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food8.6%6.5–11.19.5%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing7.6%5.9–9.48.1%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off5.4%4.3–6.65.4%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation5.1%4.2–6.25.6%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)5.7%4.1–7.76.5%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability23.1%19.5–26.726.1%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs9.7%7.9–11.611.3%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering11.1%9.2–1312%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty6.3%5.5–7.27.2%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty3.3%2.8–3.93.8%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone5.8%4.8–6.96.6%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing2.7%2.2–3.22.9%3.8%About the same

Each figure is the share of adults 18+ unless the label says otherwise; small numbers after it are CDC’s likely range (95% interval). “About the same” means the New Hampshire figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Nottingham

Is Nottingham a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Nottingham is healthier than 90% of U.S. towns: A for health, #38 of 126 in New Hampshire. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 78%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Nottingham?

CDC estimates 32.6% of adults have obesity, likely between 28% and 37.4%, against 31.8% across New Hampshire and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Nottingham?

Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, 13.8 miles in a straight line from Nottingham’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

How many people in Nottingham have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 5.5% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 4.1–7.3%), against 6.8% across New Hampshire.

How accurate are these numbers?

They’re modeled estimates: CDC applies national survey answers to each area’s age, sex, race and education mix, so they describe who lives in Nottingham more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from B+ to A+.

Neighbors talk health

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The New Hampshire figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. The Health Grade is our own summary of CDC’s estimates, not an official rating. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.